Tampa - Impressions of an Emigrant (Hardcover)

In 1896, Wenceslao Galvez y Delmonte fled the violence of Cuba's war for independence and settled in Tampa. He soon made his new home the focus of a work of costumbrismo, the Spanish-language genre built on closely observing the everyday manners and customs of a place.Translated here into English, Galvez's narrative mixes evocative descriptions with charming commentary to bring to life the early Cuban exile communities in Ybor City and West Tampa. The writer's sharp eye finds the local characters, the barber shops and electric streetcars, the city landmarks and new Cuban enclaves. One day, Galvez offers his thoughts on the pro-independence activities of community leaders like Martin Herrera and Fernando Figuerdo. On another, our exiled bourgeois intellectual author wryly recounts his new life as a door-to-door salesman and lector reading aloud to workers in a cigar factory. This scholarly edition includes photographs and newspaper clippings, a foreword on Galvez's extraordinary pre-exile years, extensive notes to the translation, and a wealth of other supplementary material putting the author's life and work in context.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New World Diasporas
Release date:	October 2020
Authors:	Wenceslao Galvez Y Del Monte
Contributors:	Noel M. Smith
Introduction by:	Noel M. Smith
Notes by:	Noel M. Smith
Introduction by:	Andrew T Huse
Notes by:	Andrew T Huse
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-6663-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > History of other lands Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of other lands Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-8130-6663-8
Barcode:	9780813066639

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